The day we found the universe / Marcia Bartusiak.

Author/creator Bartusiak, Marcia, 1950-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Pantheon Books, ©2009.
Descriptionxviii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents January 1, 1925 -- Setting out. The little republic of science ; A rather remarkable number of nebulae ; Grander than the truth ; Such is the progress of astronomy in the wild and wooly West ; My regards to the squashes ; It is worthy of notice -- Exploration. Empire building ; The solar system is off center and consequently man is too ; Her surely looks like the fourth dimension! ; Go at each other "hammer and tongs" ; Adonis ; On the brink of a big discovery-- or many a big paradox -- Discovery. Countless whole worlds-- strewn all over the sky ; Using the 100-inch telescope the way it should be used ; Your calculations are correct, but your physical insight is abominable ; Started off with a bang -- Whatever happened to--
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [311]-326) and index.
LCCN 2008034377
ISBN9780375424298 :
ISBN0375424296

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QB15 .B37 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold